NEWS RELEASE SUPREME COURT OF BC APPROVES TRANSFER OF WILDWOOD ECOFOREST TO ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) has received approval from the Supreme Court of B.C. to transfer Wildwood Ecoforest to the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS). The purchase includes a restrictive covenant, [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC ACCEPTS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR WILDWOOD ECOFOREST FROM MERV WILKINSON’S APPRENTICE Previously accepted offers for the site unable to be completed by Ecoforestry Institute Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) has accepted an offer to purchase Wildwood [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC SIGNS SALE AGREEMENT WITH ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY FOR WILDWOOD ECOFOREST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have now signed an agreement to transfer ownership of Wildwood Ecoforest to EIS in exchange for a [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC TO SEEK COURT SUPPORT TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON ALREADY APPROVED PLAN TLC will request permission to transfer conservation properties to the Nature Conservancy of Canada and The Nature Trust of BC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) will seek [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENT FAILS AT EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TLC to propose new amendment to membership FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C.’s proposed bylaw amendment has failed at the organization’s Extraordinary General Meeting, held Friday, June 12, at the Prospect Lake [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC AND ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY TO CREATE COMMITTEE REGARDING FUTURE OF WILDWOOD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2015 Victoria, BC –The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have agreed to create a committee to review the options regarding Wildwood Ecoforest and present recommendations to [...]
Of all the properties The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) holds, none is more complex than Wildwood, a 77-acre woodlot known as Merv Wilkinson’s ecoforest. The Board of TLC has been grappling over the best management and ownership structure but is confident that a resolution will be reached soon for this much loved property. There [...]
When The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) purchased Wildwood Ecoforest from Merv Wilkinson in 2000, we pledged to protect the site forever. Although TLC is no longer in a position to own Wildwood, we will protect the property for the future through a restrictive covenant on the title. The Board of Directors and I will [...]
Dear TLC Members, In the four months since my last update letter TLC has experienced further successes and setbacks within the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). While going through CCAA has not been easy, the Board of Directors and I see a light at the end of the tunnel. TLC has undergone a great many [...]
Misconceptions and misinformation about TLC’s Wildwood Ecoforestry Site continue to spread through various blogs and websites. It is disappointing that such misinformation would be copied and spread from blog to blog without any attempt to check facts or verify the validity of the story. TLC was never contacted by any of these individuals [...]